Bought a couple of cherry trees the other day and have planted them close to the house. We're hoping that we'll get some fruit in June/July but the blossom is nice to look at anyway.

Sudafed cream seems to be blocking whatever was biting the horse's underbelly and it seems to be healing up now.

After a wild goose chase around Kalyves, Chania and Souda, a genuine conversation from this morning (near Agia):


‎"Hello, I would like a knife to slaughter sheep with please." 

"I'll go and sharpen one for you. They are 10 euros"

(Goes away, sound of knife being ground and an aerosol spray)

"I've painted the handle so its 15 euros"

"You said 10"

"O.K, 10"


The bad sheep now has a limited number of days left.

The weather is up and down like a fiddlers elbow. One minute its heaving down and the next the sun is out and its 20 degrees.

Bit depressing that the wild artichokes are all about 5 times bigger than ours.

Still waiting for someone to come and slaughter the pig.